Atong Ang allegedly threatened to kill the entire family of Julie “Dondon” Patidongan, leaving the latter with little choice but to go against his former principal.
“Una, sabi ko sa kanya (Ang), okay lang patayin mo ‘ko. Pero patayin mo buong pamilya ko, hindi na puwede ‘yan (First, I told him, it’s alright if you kill me. But to kill my entire family? I won’t allow that),” an emotional Patidongan, who stood up from his seat during a press conference on July 14, said.
Prior to his highly publicized appearance in the National Police Commission (Napolcom) on July 14, Patidongan existed only under an alias, “Totoy,” and provided piecemeal revelations about the fate of the missing cockfighting enthusiasts through television interviews. His was face was blurred and voice was disguised to mask his identity.
His allegations followed a pattern. He told them like he was telling a big story, but intentionally left out extremely important details.
Patidongan — who’s also an accused in the ongoing missing sabungeros case — said the number of players could reach up to a hundred, not 34, which was the number initially provided by Philippine authorities. They went missing between 2021 and 2022, according to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla.
Patidongan later claimed that the sabungeros who were already dead, were killed slowly, and their bodies dumped in Taal Lake. This prompted the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a search in the lake, which has so far yielded at...
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